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July 19, 2004

Let them be many


Good luck and best wishes to the conservative counter-protesters who plan to demonstrate in response to the thousands of Bush haters who will converge on New York City during Republican National Convention.

Although the conservatives likely won’t have the numbers of the left-wing looneys, at least they’ll have the heart. "We are the right-wing freedom fighters — we are out there and are just as animated as the protesters can be," Jason Sager, of Brooklyn, told The Associated Press.

Perhaps they should pray for the uninformed throngs who would as soon spit on President Bush as vote for him. Perhaps in addition to waving signs, they should offer to educate and inform those whose hatred is based on little more than perverted ideology. Seems like this is a good way to start (this also from the AP):

"It's going to be the protest Olympics. They're all going to be trying to outdo each other," said Kfir Alfia, of Austin, Texas, who formed the group last year with Alan Lipton after they crashed anti-war demonstrations in San Francisco, carrying signs that said: "Except for Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism and Communism, War Has Never Solved Anything."

Don't miss the Protest Warrior online store. Certainly are some gems in there.

Brady Creel | Jul. 19, 2004 | 9:38 AM